a lifelong resident of district 10. i have always wanted to serve my community, so i'm happy to be an ambassador with this ongoing program. our job is to pretty much make sure the residents feel safe and informed with what is going on with the community. i am going to pass it back over to ashley who will introduce her team. >> let me introduce my six wonderful crewmembers. cindy, and elena, have your, sue, and terry. they will be working with me to help make this a safer neighborhood. thank you very much. [applause] >> on the tea line, we are going to have jessica, leo, theresa, and will. [applause] we are already to serve the community and we look forward to working with the residents here in the bayview and district 10. thank you. [applause] >> two short thank you and then we are done. the mta has been a key city partner for the city embassadors program. i just want to recognize deborah johnson. she has been invaluable to connecting our program to muni operations, helping us in countless ways, big and small. she is cu

we are evaluating ourselves, not only on the residents, how we are serving the residence. you have the evaluation on the jones family about where they started and how far they have been able to go. this is also a tax evaluation that will tell us how the service delivery to that family needs to change. it is a little bit of informing us and letting us know the impact we are having. >> can you also report on what the local hire numbers are? >> that is another one of our most exciting announcements. as i said, i am excited because of hunter's view is finishing up with this phase. we have 34% of the work that has been completed by hunter's view residents. 60% has been completed by 90124 residents. 34% by hunter's view. 26% by the general san francisco population for a total of 67% of the work to date has been done by san francisco residents. >> 67% of all the work that has been done has been conducted by san francisco in stocks -- san franciscans? >> that is good numbers. >> we have set a very high president for ourselves. we are actually doing work to prepare workers currentl

both community meetings were packed with concerned residents. last sunday, at our street fair, at&t's non-chinese speaking representatives were there to ask our mainly non-english speaking residents to sign the at&t's position -- at&t's petition which i have inserted here. when they were giving away that at&t shopping bags, since this petition clearly states that at&t proposed to improve wireless coverage along highway 101, 280 corridor with new wireless facility. we feel it should be more appropriate, that they install it at the center at 250 tunnel ave. tunnel avenue is only half a mile, not several miles from the proposed site. i just want to make the correction. the translator needs a correction. he translated the chinese for resolve, the at&t representative was not there to resolve with the restaurant. they were there to ask for signatures and get people and give them the bags. signatures first and get the bags later. i want that correct at this time. [tone] >> translation is only required on foreign speakers. translation of english-speakin

i have been a resident of for over 20 years. throughout this, i was never notified by at&t and the the antenna proposal. furthermore, san francisco's emergency department, function number to already stated the cellular service is prone to disruption due to the overloaded system at the time of disaster. it may not be reliable and dependable at such a time. therefore, how can at&t claim they need this for emergency regions -- emergency reasons. a survey conducted in july 2011, 86% indicates the current recession is already good, excellent and 78% respond indicate the current data is excellent. there is no need for at&t to install new antennas in this immediate neighborhood. the technology and funding should be implemented in another part of the city where reception is not as good. thank you for your time, commissioners. as you can see all of the neighbors need your support. >> [speaking foreign-language] >> i live on raymond avenue in visitation valley. i have been living there for more than 20 years. i am an at&t customer as well

i am a san francisco resident and a patron of the bar. one like a boat -- when i look at the restriction, at the giffords sees the possibility of a bowling alley and restaurant existing. for all intents and purposes, the bonafide restaurant exception seems to apply here. if you look at the findings on 781.8, i think it translates pretty succinctly over to the situation, and this is the place where people can go and eat and bowl and drink and people are active throughout the whole time instead of sitting in one place and the sole purpose for drinking. i would say i am a patron of the bar. my husband and i go there regularly. i have not been drinking for the past five months because i am is that you are -- i am pregnant. but because we will be having a child, it is important to have a place that will extend the community we have already and will allow us to have some more we can go with a child, go as a family, and i and have a glass of wine when i need to. we can continue to be a part of what i feel we're already a part of. so thank you. >

they are bringing in grief counselors to take care of these residents and help them through this. that is the latest from abbeville, greta kreuz, abc 7 news. >>> we turn now to our other top story. one of a high-profile local murder trials in years gets underway. prosecutors and defense lawyers are choosing a jury in the trial of brittany norwood, charged with murdering her co-worker jayna murray inside a bethesda store. brianne carter has been following this case outside the courthouse with the latest. >> jury selection is underway at this hour. this morning a pool of about 300 potential jurors was divided into two groups. the first group of potential jurors is an hour in the courtroom with the judge at this hour. later this afternoon the second pull 150 potential jurors will banter the courtroom -- will then enter the courtroom for questioning. the judge asked them about the knowledge in the case and more. individual questions will be done in the deadliest chambers later today. brittany norwood showed up dressed in a sweater and pants with her hair tied back. her family is in th

i am a russian hill resident. i would like to comment about the proposed installation of wireless and 10 that system in a residential neighborhood, to 41 larkin street. the structural stability of the building is doubtful. it is questionable whether the building can withstand the estimated wait of the equipment. at&t plans to install within the steeple of the building and on the second floor. the history is filled with negligence consisting of numerous and finished repairs, and partial seismic retrofit. following installation of this equipment in the building -- allowing installation of this equipment in a building which could be structurally unsound is a disaster in the making. i have concern the building is within less than a block away from three preschools and a busy playground which is always full of children. the traffic is heavy with parents and children going to and fro around 2041 larkin street. their safety should be paramount. i respectfully request that you deny approval of a conditional use request to

a lot of residents used great highway as their addresses, but a number of folks used la playa. this led to problems with mail delivery, signing up for credit cards, and other issues. we worked with the u.s. postal service to allow for a dual names in their computer system, to allow for the mail delivery for both la playa anne craig highway. we also checked with the emergency services to make sure that 911 or any fire services were not be disrupted with the dual street names. we thought that that would solve the problem. so over the years, we had not heard much until recently. we found out it was still problematic for residents applying for credit cards or who had just moved to that lot. due to the looming problems, supervisor to sponsor legislation to officially change the street name to great highway. actually, i have -- i apologize that there is not a better map, but we have a google map here. the streets in question actually split off into la playa about three-quarters of a way into the block. some of the neighbors here will share with you some history as to why they think t

there is also a laundrey that serves the residence. we are installing an elevator echoes from the basement to the second floor. the ground floor is very spacious. there are a lot of the amenities that are available to residents. these services are about 300 square feet. the program illustrated 50 square feet. there was some confusion on the appellatnt's calculation for the kitchen. these are all very expansive spaces for the residents to use. the dining accommodate 17 seats, which is 71% of the population of the building. there is also a lounge, a property manager, and a resident manager accessible on the ground floor. when you go to the next plan on the second floor, this is where the elevator services are. when you calculate the total number of the accessible units, we have five including the resident manager. that total was 20% of the units. we are going way beyond that in terms of flexibility. we do substantial work on the first floor. those are all accessible completely. about half of the building is totally accessible. the third

several residences -- several residents attend committee meetings. we had our share of detractors on this project. they are worried, which a

will it make the surrounding residents unlivable? unless i am in those residences and ticking sound readings, i am purely guessing. chances are, probably not. but the sound can be very interpretive. what is allowed to you may not be allowed to you. commissioner garcia: we hope that san francisco has enough of a sense that people will be making noise. at any rate, other commissioners may have questions. >> another thing that is important to remember, this is something we have to remind the neighbors, it is important to remember that the windows of the residentce have to be closed. if someone is complaining about a bar having a live mariachi band every night. if we go to do what we call 'confirm' that sound complaint, if the windows are open, once you close them, you can no longer hear the sound, that complaint is no longer valid. if your windows are open or closed, the resident is in control of that sound measure. that is an important fact to remember. >> what is that code section? >> 4900. mpc. 1060 and 1070. police code. municipal p

resident of san francisco. i have two statements i will be reading. "to whom it may concern, i am from israel. i am an i.t. engineer and a big machine configuration for among other platforms. in march of this year i was in san francisco for sightseeing. i was fortunate to find the fillmore house. my wife and i have fond memories of our time of the house. the level of housekeeping and upkeep is what i have come to expect at hotels. david was quick to reply and was sufficient and helpful. when there were two-month leases, we chose to rent a storage space at a house, where we left our belongings while we went on vacation. i am back in the bay area, and if i am on able to attend it is because of my duty to my customers. i wish i kayhan be there. i was deeply saddened -- i wish i could be there. i was deeply saddened. this place offers an alternative to cold and impersonal hotels or binding contracts. i have met a large number of other occupants and had no problem with any of them. we have become friends and have di

a lot of the residents in the neighborhood have in their minds and i don't know how it got there, residents thought that they were going to see, as we just heard, assisted living building. the point that i am making is that the communication about what this development is has been very confusing to the residence in the area. also, i let the record from the april 2010 meeting and there was a note that there was no public opposition to the project. i was confused by that because i spoke at that meeting in opposition of the project. i am aware of two other people that spoke in opposition. [talking over each other] [chime] [laughter] commissioner moore: very strange. are they going upstairs? >> ok. yeah. i would like to say that there has been reference made to presidential associations. i lived in this building for 11 years. i didn't even know about the association. we did receive a mailer inviting or informing of the project. this looks like a piece of junk mail. it was an anonymous folded piece of paper. there is no reference to the product on the front of the envelope, so a lot of people in

residents by chicago titlethere was a single price pd for it. the real-estate appraisal that was submitted said, per legal description lived the original report, the subject units as separate parcel numbers. we had no idea that it had not been legally merged. as a matter of fact, they signed the disclosure statement to us in which he said that the unit's work combined and that all necessary permits have been obtained. we bought the unit, we hired an architect and hired a contractor. a permit was issued by the city showing no separate kitchen either before or after the improvements were made. we went through and got the approval of water, the electrical sign-off. and at that point, the district oinspector gave us a notice of violation that came as a total shock to us and everyone else involved in the process. and that is why we're here today. i looked at the rules that you operate under and it says that they are to preserve affordable housing and to avoid merging the units to lose the number of housing units that are available. this has never bee

i am a resident of the richmond district. i am here in my professional capacity tonight, i am the program director of the court- appointed advocates for children. what i really want to talk about tonight, there are a lot of practical issues that need to be considered, however she eighth heard that it is complex. i am trying to be another reminder of the big picture. what i consider not to be just an important issue, but a critical issue. as someone that has worked the last 12 years, watch many youth leave foster care without much more than a simple plan for their lives, sometimes those plans fall apart. i really see this as one step towards addressing the crisis. and i think based on the experience we have had, we really need to see many more projects like this, and maybe we will make a dent in what i call the crisis of housing. the youth are amazing. they are called at risk a lot. i don't know anybody who as a teenager that doesn't have risk. i know i had risen and i have many privileges and support in my life. i want you to

we are here to learn more from one of the resident artists. welcome to the show, deborah.us how this program began 20 years ago. >> the program began 20 years ago. our founder was an environmentalist and an activist and an artist in the 1970's. she started these street sweeping campaigns in the city. she started with kids. they had an exhibition at city hall. city officials heard about her efforts and they invited her to this facility. we thought it would coincide with our efforts to get folks to recycle, it is a great educational tool. since then, we have had 95 professional artists come through. >> how has the program changed over the years? how has the program -- what can the public has an artist engage with? >> for the most part, we worked with metal and wood, what you would expect from a program like ours. over the years, we tried to include artists and all types of mediums. conceptual artists, at installation, photographers, videographers. >> that has really expanded the program out. it is becoming so dynamic right now with your vision of interesting artists in gaugi

. >> the residents wanted to breathe new life into the town. they built houses suitable for large families in the modern part of the town. 4000 apartments are empty in a town that is 8000 inhabited. to bonnie is one of the handful of german-born descendants. >> i think that in my village -- i have been back in my village for one year. >> bg of money -- giovanni's father built the house. but they only spend their summer holidays here. >> unfortunately, the children have not come back, so they are empty. nobody lives here. our parents' dream has not been fulfilled. >> in germany, he ran a thriving restaurant. at the moment, he is taking a break. to see if living here is something he wants to do. >> last year, we moved here for a rest because it was a stressful job. time will tell whether we will do something here or whether we will go back. >> he wants his daughter to learn proper italian. his wife enjoyed a big family get-togethers. unfortunately, those only happened a few weeks the year. then most of their friends and relatives lead again. he k

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departments living in rooms with -- residents living in rooms with moved to alternative resident hallsuding the off campus hotel. a restoration company was brought in immediately to assess the damage and prevent more from occurring. community relations coordinator says it will take a month to restore living conditions in the affected areas. >> basically anything touched by water or moisture, they have to extract that moisture to prevent further damage. >> there have been four floods here in the last six years and brown says a situation like the one on sunday could not have been prevented. >> it really wasn't a preventable situation. it was just a matter of someone, you know, using the sprinkler head in a manner that it shouldn't be used x. so this is the result. >> some students lost electronics in the flooding including lap tops. live on campus, amanda update new. >> >> workers washed tuesday trying to eliminate the residue of an electric fire in august. overheated wires on audio- visual equipment caused plastic to melt and the master control room to catch on fire. some toxins were re

for additional residents, but after several years, the project could be at full capacity with only residents over the age of 24. the sud does not require tay housing, but the application, the legislation, the entire process is presented as that. this is an issue that should be addressed in order to create a consistent or part of a consistent, uniformed approach to this development of this type of housing. next, the commission could not have a rational decision on the application because the project sponsor is consistently unclear about the population that the project would serve. the project sponsor has represented that the project will support housing and for the conditioning of the foster care. this is described as any use between 18 and 24. the planning commission described the residence as transitional age students and a maximum of 50% of median income. the motion adopting conditional use only mentions foster use twice. -- youth twice. this inconsistency and the reality has disturbing implications not only for this project but as as a precedent for future projects. next, the size and den

these are all very expansive spaces for the residents to use. the dining accommodate 17 seats, which is 71% of the population of the building. there is also a lounge, a property manager, and a resident manager accessible on the ground floor. when you go to the next plan on the second floor, this is where the elevator services are. when you calculate the total number of the accessible units, we have five including the resident manager. that total was 20% of the units. we are going way beyond that in terms of flexibility. we do substantial work on the first floor. those are all accessible completely. about half of the building is totally accessible. the third floor i will not go into too much detail. it does not have any accessible units on that floor. the tabulation sheet i gave you print -- breaks down in detail all of the units. they vary in detail from 100 detail fromto 209 square feet. in terms of seismic analysis, are seismic engineer is making are building more seismic resisting. i think that is about it. if you have any questions, i could

many residents are here to testify, in addition to many other folks. i think that for the 11 of us, we should listen to the testimony to determine whether verizon has shown weather -- let me see. it is nine panel antennas and two gps antennas and associated equipment panels to be placed on the five-story kaiser building, the north side building, facing gary -- geary. is it necessary? the testimony will raise different questions. i know there are worries about cumulative impact of public utility poles to the other buildings and other efforts that have a cumulative impacts. i also want to thank the residents of the richmond district, who will speak about whether these are necessary, desirable, and compatible for the neighborhood. i know we have a board of supervisors 1996 document. i think the supporters for being thorough in their efforts. i know the guidelines give us some guidance to place antennas in preferred spots, and also examples of limited preference sites, and even other areas that are not favored. but i want to acknowledge this is a hospital.

some of the comments langdon residents put out, some of the older residents, the rawhide used to exit sometimes out of the back on langdon, which, as you can imagine, it is a narrow alley, a 24-foot alley. this has a capacity of 514. if you put them out into the alley, you have a problem. the reason they were happy is they are going to be in keeping, good-looking buildings. we have pictures -- this is what the residence will look like. it will be in keeping with the size of the adjoining buildings. it will be -- i think it says so in the invitations, it will be all green materials. this will have would on the front of the building. the neighborhood meetings, we have met and talked to urban solutions about this. on the sound attenuation, i mentioned to charles salter. he has been doing this for about 20 years. i know that dave was requesting a continuance. due to some funny roles in the san francisco planning, this place has been vacant since my client bought it about two and three-quarters years ago. they attempted to put a liquor license back on the place, there were some issues. i b

i am calling for a special hearing on issues affecting some of our most vulnerable residents, seniors and people dities who live in sro hotels. the official policy is to support seniors to a giant place. san francisco has no comprehensive strategy for sows -- serving those who live in residential hotels. while it is relatively affordable and generally close to transit, presents its own sets of challenges to tenants. the city needs to develop creative strategies to reduce the isolation, make the building safer, and aging friendly and provide the elderly and disabled greater access to community resources. those are our recommendations from a number of organizations that have been working on the issue. i have been working with the senior action network, the mission, central city, and chinatown sro collaborative. the in home support services consortium and others. we will share the information at the meeting and from these problems and begin to provide solutions from the bottom up with grass-roots community based organizations centrally involved in policy development with the rest of us.

faugdeath >> commissioners, i aa resident of san francisco. this program is offering the city a major expansion into maintenance area 3. the statement on page 2 says the eir considers the maximum restoration alternative as environmentally superior. however, if you weighed the do it back to page 5, it says the maximum recreation and maintenance alternatives are at the environmentally superior alternatives. it ends with the statement that the maintenance alternative, on the other hand, would preserve the existing place for biological resource, including existing habitats. for this reason, the maintenance alternative is the environmentally superior alternative. that is not what is being proposed. uthe eir is proposing a program that is environmentally least good. this proposal is a violation of sequence. sequence as the public agency -- cequa says this should not be proposed if there are the alternatives available. there is the maintenance intervention into the environment and it says so. this eir is not a good one and it's a bad policy for the c

it has a big impact when you translate it into the lives of our residents. when you are talking about deficits that may impact the morning commute because you write muni -- you ride muni, or whether we're talking about closing down seven facilities, or whether we're talking about impacts to services, there is an impact to residents, so i think that impact of the budget is big, as well as economic growth for our residents. >> what are the biggest issues for your district? supervisor chu: sunset district is a great district. it has many residents who are families. we have a lot of families in our district. lots of kids, lots of seniors, people who have raised their families there for many generations, and one of the paramount thing is, aside from the larger issues that are important to the entire city -- i think the big issue that is really in people's minds is the state of the economy. how is it that we are going to be able to bring down the unemployment rate in san francisco? how is it that we can have sustainable job growth in different sectors in san franc

i am a 15-year resident of san francisco and a six year resident and first-time homeowner living at 27 rogers street. my building at 2329 roger street is a 100 year-old building adjacent to another 100-year- old residence that is adjacent to the property located at 1116 -- 1161 folsom street. i filed a discretionary review due to my feeling that do process was not upheld during the opening of this business and also, based on my awareness of the western soma plan and the rezoning, i filed this discretionary review to elevate the conversation to beyond just the existing zoning, which historically, i understand, grants principal use for auto body as if understand from my first conversation. 20 years ago was the last time an auto body shop was present on this side and since then, has been operating as -- had been operating as a clothing manufacturing and distribution business. when we found out the business was operating, we had never seen any public notice on front of the building. no one had seen any public notice indicating any construction was going on at all, or that a new business wa